fina synchronised swimming manual for judges, coaches & referees

2009 – 2013 FINA SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING MANUALFOR JUDGES, COACHES & REFEREESSECTION IIBP 3 Ballet Leg PositionRule Book Description Diagrams Major Desired Actionsa) Surface1. Body in Back Layout Position. 1. See BP 1 Back LayoutPosition.2. One leg extended perpendicularto the surface.b) Submerged1. Head, trunk and horizontal legparallel to the surface.2. One leg perpendicular to thesurface with the water levelbetween the knee and the ankle.2. 90˚ angle between extended legand surface. Angle of ballet leg totrunk as close to 90˚ as possible.Ear, shoulder joint, hip joint andankle of horizontal leg as close aspossible to horizontal alignment.1. See body alignmentrequirements of BP 1 Back LayoutPosition.2. The angles between the balletleg and the body must be 90˚.BP 4 Flamingo PositionRule Book Description Diagrams Major Desired Actionsa) Surface1. One leg extended perpendicularto the surface.2. The other leg drawn to the chestwith the mid-calf opposite thevertical leg, foot and knee at andparallel to the surface.1. 90° angle between the extendedleg and surface.2. The top of the bent leg, fromknee to toes, should be "dry", withthe vertical leg extendedperpendicular to it midway betweenknee and ankle.3. Face at the surface. 3. Chest close to the surface withthe shoulders back. Ear, shoulderand hip-joint aligned with the spinestraight and extended.b) Submerged1. Trunk, head and shin of the bentleg parallel to the surface.1. Ear, shoulder and hip-jointaligned.2. 90° angle between the trunk andextended leg.3. Water level between knee andankle of the extended leg.2009 – 2013 FINA Synchronised Swimming Manual for Judges, Coaches & Referees 53